Fear Not — 150-Day Devotional
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A 150-day journey through Scripture designed to uproot fear and build unshakeable faith. Foundation, Formation, Fortification.
Healing Cross-Reference Library · Group 5 of 10
Receiving Healing by Faith
Faith Is a Decision, Not a Feeling
Faith is not what you feel. It is what you do when feeling has not caught up yet.
If healing is already purchased, then the believer's part is reception — and reception comes by faith. But faith is not a mood you wait to feel. The Hebrew emunah and its root aman describe steadiness, firmness, the refusal to be moved. Faith says amen to what God has said and stands there, holding the line in the gap between the prayer and the manifestation, until the seen agrees with the true.
The Scriptures
7 Cross-Reference Verses
1
Mark 11:24 KJV
"…believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."
Believing reception comes before having — faith lays hold of the promise first.
2
Hebrews 11:6 KJV
"But without faith it is impossible to please him…"
Faith is the currency of relationship with God — the means by which His provision is received.
3
Mark 5:34 KJV
"…thy faith hath made thee whole…"
Jesus credits the woman's faith as the means through which she received her healing.
4
Matthew 9:29 KJV
"…According to your faith be it unto you."
Faith is the open hand that receives what grace has already provided.
5
Habakkuk 2:4 KJV
"…but the just shall live by his faith."
The Hebrew emunah — steady, faithful conviction — is the lifestyle of the righteous.
6
Romans 10:17 KJV
"So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God."
Faith is built by the Word — which is why receiving healing and feeding on Scripture go together.
7
James 1:6 KJV
"But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering…"
Wavering undercuts reception; settled, unwavering faith holds the line.
The Anchor Verse
Mark 11:24
"Therefore I say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them."
— KJV
The order is striking: believe you receive, and then you shall have. Reception in the spirit precedes manifestation in the body. Faith takes hold of the finished work before the eyes confirm it.
Application
What This Means for You
Faith and feeling are not the same thing. The Hebrew emunah comes from aman (H539) — to be firm, established, unshakeable. Faith is the steady posture you take when what you feel does not yet match what you know. It moves your decisions even before it moves your emotions.
Mark 11:24 puts reception before manifestation: "believe that ye receive… and ye shall have." This is not denial of the symptoms. It is taking hold, in the spirit, of what the cross already provided, and refusing to let go while the body catches up.
And Romans 10:17 tells you where this kind of faith comes from — not from striving harder, but from hearing the Word. That is why receiving healing is inseparable from feeding on Scripture, which the next group makes explicit.